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Tuesday, January 27, 2004
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THE BATTALiI
Bird flu kills 6-year-old in Bangkol
By Daniel Lovering
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
BANGKOK, Thailand —
Thailand confirmed its first fatal
ity from bird flu Monday, raising
the number of deaths in Asia from
the disease to seven — the dead
liest outbreak since 1997.
The victim was a 6-year-old
boy who fell ill after playing with
chickens in his village. The Thai
government was awaiting test
results to determine whether five
other deaths were caused by
avian flu, as suspected. Six peo
ple have died in Vietnam, mean
ing the worldwide death toll
could be 12.
Bird flu has triggered mass
slaughter of chickens across Asia,
with at least eight countries
reporting infections and a ninth
awaiting test results.
Pakistan joined that list
Monday, with a government offi
cial saying 1.5 million chickens
died from a different strain of the
virus than the one blamed for the
human fatalities.
The World Health
Organization said the search for a
vaccine had been set back
because the virus has mutated. A
bird flu strain detected in Hong
Kong in 1997 no longer can be
used as the key to producing a
vaccine, the WHO said.
The Hong Kong outbreak
marked the first time scientists
documented that bird flu could be
caught by humans. Six people
died in the 1997 outbreak, the
deadliest known previous out
break.
Scientists believe people get
the disease through contact with
sick birds. Although there has
been no evidence of human-to-
human transmission, health offi
cials are concerned the disease
might mutate further and link
with regular influenza to create a
disease that could trigger the next
human flu pandemic.
“This is now spreading too
quickly for anybody to ignore it,”
said WHO spokesman Peter
Cordingley in Manila,
Philippines.
Officials in Bangkok said they
were investigating whether the
virus might be carried by
migratory birds.
The 6-year-old Thai boy,
Captan Boonmanut, became
infected in Kanchanaburi
province and died Sunday night
in a Bangkok hospital.
Four other people suspected
of having bird flu died in
Sukhothai province, the Public
Health Ministry said Monday.
Officials were also trying
to detennine if bird flu killed a
56-year-old man who bred
fighting cocks.
Asian governments have
killed chickens in a desperate bid
to contain the disease, with
Thailand slaughtering about 10
million chickens and Vietnam
more than 3 million.
The outbreak has devastated
Thailand’s chicken export indus
try which shipped about 500,000
tons of chicken worth $ 1.3 bil
lion in 2003. Thailand's biggest
markets, Japan and the
European Union, have banned its
poultry products.
Dr. Prasert Phongcharoen, a
WHO adviser and viral disease
expert, urged caution in the dis
posal of chicken carcasses. If
infected chickens are thrown in
rivers, “the virus could spread to
open pig farms and this could
Pakistan confirms bird flu presence
While bird flu continues to spread in Asia, seven countries have
reported the virus in their chicken populations and seven people |
have died after suffering confirmed cases of the disease.
PAKISTAN
Detected a form
of bird flu in its
chicken flocks
that killed 3.5
million birds.
CHINA
LAOS
At least 700
chickens died;
awaiting test
results.
SOUTH KOREA
1.1 million
chickens and
ducks slaughtered.
JAPAN: Thousands
of chickens diedji
of thousands
slaughtered.
VIETNAM
Six people died;
more than 3
million chickens
slaughtered.
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THAILAND
One boy died; two
infected: six deaths
suspect; 10 million
chickens killed
500 mi
TAIWAN
A milder strain |
of the virus
killed 50.000
chickens.
500 km
InJian Ocean
CAMBODIA ^
Thousands of
chickens died.
INDONESIA
Millions of chickens died over
recent months; officials will cull up
to 3.8 million chickens in East Java;
Bali has slaughtered thousands
Java
Bali
SOURCES Associated Press; World Health Organization
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result iu transmission from pigs flu outbreak in the country. o\ r as l
to humans,” he said.
So far, six other countries have
reported some strain of bird flu
— Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan,
Pakistan, South Korea and
Taiwan. Laos is awaiting test
results on an illness killing its
fowl, the U.N. Food and
Agriculture Organization said.
Pakistan’s commissioner
for livestock husbandry,
Rafaqat Hussain Raja, said
Monday that 1.5 million chick
ens had succumbed to a strain
of the virus that could not
jump to humans.
An industry official said the
disease had killed up to 3.5 mil
lion birds.
An official at Pakistan’s WHO
office, Faizullah Kakar. said the
agency had not confirmed a bird
The reported Pakistani lair w;
differs from the H5N1 »kansa>
blamed for the human fabiflasons.
this year, but similar strains»adcoa
been known to infect hud "At tl
WHO’s Web site said. I my c
Indonesian officials dasn’t
accusations of a cover-up. fc a ji
The Jakarta Post Imetim
Monday that Indonesian ofiiMeat jol
may have suppressed ne»s< |o iking
outbreak at the behest off yu," Bl
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A team of agricultural Owed,
said in December they prode not
the government with test n i aches
positively identifying the felould I
A virologist. Dr. MarthenMdogram
said a powerful “business: Jt j n tc
lobby” prevented officials 2:. but
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The Texas A&M University Interfratemity Council (IFC) presents...
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RUSH 2004
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
January 25 - 30: Individual fraternity events.
January 31: Bid House @ Systems Building, 11am
Questions? Call Julian Mithani (972) 523-7384, Andy Hernandez (361)676-7868 or Kyle Kramer (361)676-8005
ALPHA GAMMA RHO
Phi Delta Theta
Sun., Jan. 25 •
Open House • MSC, 2-6
Sun., Jan. 25 •
MSC Open House
Mon., Jan. 26 •
Pizza and Poo! • MSC, 7-8:30
Mon., Jan. 26 •
Meet the Phi’s, Lone Star Golf,
Tues., Jan. 27 •
Meet the AGR’s • Kleberg 121,7-8
catered by Quiznos, 7-9pm
Wed., Jan. 28 •
Dinner • Chicken Oil, 7:30-9
Tues., Jan. 27 •
Phi Delt House,
Thurs., Jan. 29 •
42 • Joes, 7:30-9:30
catered by Tampico’s, 8-10pm
Fri., Jan. 30 •
Lunch • Dixie Chicken, noon
Wed., Jan. 28 •
* Slide Show Presentation and Speaker,
Sat., Jan. 3 1 *
BBQ • Oaks Park, 1 1:30-2
C.S. Hilton (Coat & Tie), 6:30-9pm
Alumni Smoker • T-Bone Jones, 7:30
Thurs., Jan. 29 •
* Dinner and Date Party,
BETA THETA PI
Fri., Jan. 30 •
Olive Garden (Coat & Tie), 8-10pm
*Phi Delt Steak A Cigars,
Sun., Jan. 25 *
Burgers, Vernuea Ranch on Hwy. 2 1,4-6
Phi Delt House, 8-10
Mon., Jan. 26 *
Meet the Betas, House on Texas, 8-10
♦Invitation Only
Tues., Jan. 27 •
Wed., Jan. 28 •
Fajita Night, Carney’s Pub, 6:30-9
Pool and Darts, Dixie Chicken, 7-9
Sigma Chi
Thurs., Jan. 29 •
Banquet, Epicures, 7
Sun., Jan. 25 •
BBQ, Sigma Chi House, 6:30-9pm
Fri., Jan. 30 •
Steak Night, T-Bone Jones, 8
Mon., Jan. 26 *
Alfred T Hornbacks, 8-1 Ipm
Sat., Jan. 31 *
Bid House
Tues., Jan. 27 •
Triangle Bowling, 8-1 1 pm
i
DELTA SIGMA PHI
Wed., Jan. 28 •
Thurs., Jan. 29 •
Banquet, 8-1 1 pm
Wings N More, 6:30-9pm
Sun., Jan. 25 •
Zapatos, 6-9
Fri., Jan. 30 •
Date Party, Sigma Chi House
Mon., Jan. 26 •
Tues., Jan. 27 •
Bowling at Wolf Pen, 6-9
BBQ at ADPi House, 8-1 1
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Wed., Jan. 28 •
Batting Cages, 6-9
Sun., Jan. 25 *
MSC Open House, 2-6
Thurs., Jan. 29 •
Pool and Darts at Yesterdays, 6-9
Mon., Jan. 26 •
Crawfish Boil, SAE House, 6-9pm
Fri., Jan. 30 •
Tailgate Party at Olsen Field Parking Lot, 7-10
Tues., Jan. 27 •
The Tap, 6-9pm
Sat., Jan. 3 1 •
Bid House
Wed., Jan. 28 •
* Hilton, 7-10pm
ALPHA TAU OMEGA
Thurs., Jan. 29 •
Fri., Jan. 30 •
Date Party, 6-9pm
Bid Acceptance, SAE House, 8-10pm
Sun.Jan. 25 •
Meet the Brothers, at the House, 6-9
Sat., Jan. 31 •
Bid House, 1 lam
Mon., Jan. 26 •
BBQ, at the House, 6-9
Lunch Daily at Dudley’s Draw, l2-2pm
Tues., Jan. 27 •
Fitzwilly’s, 8-1 1
♦Invite Only/Coat & Tie
Wed., Jan. 28 •
Thurs., Jan. 29 •
Disco Bow/, Triangle Bowl, 9-11
Poker Night, at the House, 6-9
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Fri., Jan. 30 •
Oxford Street, 8-10
Sun., Jan. 25 •
MSC Open House, 2-6pm
Delta Chi
Mon., Jan. 26 *
Tues., Jan. 27 •
Wild Game Cookout, Sig Ep House, 6-9pm
Live Music and Fajitas, Sig Ep House, 8-1 Opm
Mon., Jan. 26 •
Horn backs, 6-9
Wed., Jan. 28 •
* Informational, Reed Arena, 8-1 Opm
Tues., Jan. 27 •
Bowling, Wolf Pen, 9-11
Thurs., Jan. 29 •
Casino Night, Sig Ep House, 7-1 Opm
Wed., Jan. 28 •
Fitzwilly’s, 6-9
Fri., Jan. 30 •
**Date Party
Thurs., Jan. 29 •
Hilton, 9-11
Sat., Jan. 31 •
**Bid Day
Fri., Jan. 30 • Delta Chi Dinner, at the House, 6-?
*Coat and Tie / **lnvitation Only
Delta Tau Delta
Meet the Delts, Kyle Field Press Box, 8-10
Pool and Darts, Fitzwilly’s, 8:30-10:30
Hoagies and Stoagies, at the House, 8-10
Wild Game Cookout, at the House, 8-10
Thurs., Jan. 29 • Delt Informational, at the Veranda, 7-9
Fri., Jan. 30 • Victory Date Party, Oxford Street, 7-9
Sun., Jan. 25 •
Mon., Jan. 26 •
lues., Jan. 27 •
Wed., Jan. 28 •
Sun., Jan. 25 *
Mon., Jan. 26 *
Triangle
Informational, 6pm
BBQ, Mclnnis Hall Picnic Tables, 5:30pm
What Does It Mean To Be Well Balanced?,
Eugene’s Coffee House, 7pm
Thurs., Jan. 29 • Putt-Putt on Texas across from the
C.S. Police Station, 7pm
Ultimate Frisbee, Simpson Drill Field, 5pm
Mon., Jan. 26 •
Tues., Jan. 27 •
Wed., Jan. 28 •
Phi Gamma Delta
MSC Open House,
Dodge Ball at Rec Center, 6-9pm
Casino Night,
at Association of Former Students, 6-9pfl'
BBQ at Recruitment Chairs House, 6-9pm
Billiards & Cigars,
at Shadow Canyon, 7-9pm
Thurs., Jan. 29 • *Meet the Fiji's at Pebble Creek, 7-9pm
Fri., Jan. 30 • **Fiji Fight Night
at Shadow Canyon, 7-9pm
♦Invitation Only, Coat and Tie / **lnvitation Only
Tues., Jan. 27 •
Wed., Jan. 28 •
Fri., Jan. 30 •
Register on-line:
http://studentlife.tamu.edu/greek